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Patrick McIlheran: AEI: Building more homes in Wisconsin would drive down cost
Policy playbook shows how it could be done without taxpayer subsidies or taking up more land.
Lisa Lucas: Lead is not the only thing poisoning Milwaukee Public Schools
Our public schools are not failing. They are being sabotaged.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze Crawford’s Supreme Court race win
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the factors that led to Judge Susan Crawford’s victory in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Scott Walker: A win for voter integrity, a disappointing Supreme Court loss in Wisconsin
It takes three M’s to win in Wisconsin: message, manpower and money.
Richard Moore: Democracy dies … in the courts?
Whatever else it may represent, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is setting up to provide a great test of democratic resilience.
Tom Still: There’s a four-letter acronym dividing the Wisconsin Legislature
Will ROFR ensure future reliability, or are opponents correct in asserting that out-of-state transmission line expertise is just as good as what may be found at home? The coming weeks will tell which way the political currents flow.
Mitchell Sobieski : America’s ‘Mirror, Mirror’ moment
How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality.
John Skoug: The Inflation Reduction Act has benefited rural communities in Wisconsin. It must be kept intact.
Rather than labeling clean energy projects “the green new scam,” the Trump administration should embrace them as a key component of achieving “American energy dominance.”
Mark Lisheron: Troubled Milwaukee streetcar remains 30% under pre-pandemic peak despite new tracks
End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop.
Dynasty Ceasar: Housing is big problem in Milwaukee. We’re finally working together to fix it.
The Milwaukee County Board and Common Council formed a joint Housing Committee. It is the result of three years of meetings and effort by local leaders and more than 40 area organizations.
Paul Fanlund: A loss for Elon Musk, a huge win for Wisconsinites
Happily, within Wisconsin, we are inching back toward being the inclusive, compassionate, and even-handed state we once were.
Jessica McBride: Why Brad Schimel lost the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
This election doesn’t mean that voters have turned on Trump. It also isn’t really a referendum on him. It’s a statement that liberal voters are enraged at Trump, and it’s a referendum on how Democrats feel about Trump. It was bad timing.
Ruth Conniff: Wisconsin leads the way, rejecting Musk and oligarchy
The most important lesson of the 2025 Supreme Court race is that voters can stand up to the mind-boggling spree of destruction by MAGA nihilists.
David Blaska: Trump/Musk’s chainsaw had no bite
We prefer to think of Tuesday, April 1, 2025 as a wake-up call, not a death knell.
Gregory Humphrey: Wisconsin Republicans have problem with abortion on campaign trail
Ask yourself if abortion were not an issue in the spring election, if a liberal Dane County judge would have won statewide with a 10% margin of absolute victory? That is the problem Wisconsin Republicans need to address.
Bruce Murphy: 19 winners and losers in historic election
Beyond the names on the ballot, who else won or lost in Tuesday’s election?
James Causey: Fred Reed a civil rights leader with thundering voice he used to lift others
Reed conveyed the subtle art of de-escalation as a member of the Milwaukee Commandos, navigating tense situations with a calm and composed demeanor.
Ed Gignac: Wake surfing done responsibly is fine. Don’t restrict Wisconsin boaters like me.
We cannot make Wisconsin the most restrictive boating state in the country. These patchwork regulations create confusion and confrontation.
Bill Barth: Unbiased model is gone for court
Wisconsin has thrown that concept aside. Shameful, and against the public interest.
Bill Lueders: Crawford beats Musk in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Tech billionaire made the election a referendum on Trump’s second term — and lost bigly.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ assess the recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the recall efforts directed at Assembly Speaker Robin Vos by elements of the GOP. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 12
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s decision not to seek reelection, the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejecting the initial recall attempt against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, who’s in and who’s out in legislative races, Gov. Tony Evers’ recent actions on a series of bills and President Joe Biden’s visit to Madison.